Windshield cleaner



may 18 1926. L5$5A42 S. VERNET WINDSHIELD CLEANER Filed May 28, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J0 dgg us" V ERNET INVENTOR A TTORNEYS May 18 1926.

S. VERNET WINDSHIELD CLEANER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 28, 1923 aims/us l E/m/ET A TTOR/VEYS patented h/iay l8,

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WIHDSHIELD CLEAEJEE.

Application filed may as,

This invention relates to windshield cleaners for automobile and other vehicles, adapt ed to wipe from the outside of the windshield glass rain and snow which otherwise 5 would obscure the vision of the driver.

The general object of the invention is to provide a new and improved windshield cleaner which is etiicient in operation, and is exceedingly compact in form thereby reduc- 1 ing to a minimum the space occupied by the cleaner mechanism. The invention will be understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which 15 Fig. 1 is a plan view, with certain parts broken away or removed, of a windshield cleaner having the invention embodied there in, the device being shown attached to a windshield frame which is illustrated in fragmentary sectional plan; Fig, 2 is a fragmentary vertical section of the device on the plane 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation in the plane 3-3 of Fig.2 with the windings omitted; Fig. 4 is a sectional end elevation of the device on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of certain gearing used for obtaining the oscillatory motion of the wiper shaft; and Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. Like parts are referred to throughout the various figures by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the glass 10 of the windshield; is shown as mounted in the usual frame 11 of whiohonly a portionof the top side is shown. The windshieldcleanor is mounted upon the frame 11,.whichis drilled so as to receive the mounting screws 13 and it by which the cleaner mechanism is clamped to the windshield frame, and so as to allow; the wiper shaft15 toeatend from the cleaner mechanism'to the outside or the windshield frame. At" its outer end, the' shaft 15 is drilled so as to receive the wiper arm 17-, carrying the-usual squeege'e'adapted to engage the outer surfacev of the win dshield glass 11,'said arm 17 heingheldm rigiden-v screw 19. :7

The various parts of the cleaner mechanism are supported inor by the frame 22 which is preferably made of aluminum or v other li ht metal having a low magnetic permeability. The form of the frame 22 will be apparent from the drawings from which 1223. Serial No. 341,853.

it will be seen that said frame at one end is provided with a cavity 23 which forms a shaft 15. The parts of the mechanism carried beneath the frame 22 are housed by a removable casing 29, preferably of sheet metal which may be secured to the frame 22 by means of screws 30.

The wiper shaft 15 extends across the cavity 23 and is journaled at one end in a bearmg 32 formed in the frame 22, and at the other end in the bushing 33 mounted in the frame 22.

The portion of the shaft 15 in the cavity 23 is pxreferably of slightly larger diameter than t e remainder of the shaft, and mounted upon this larger portion of the shaft is a warped internal bevel gear 35 of the form shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. The gear 35 is slidingly arranged on the shaft 15, but said shaft is caused to rotate with it by the key 36 mounted in said shaft and cooperating with a key-way in the hub of the gear 35. Cooperating with the gear 35, is 1 a bevel pinion 38 which is attached to or "is integral with the dished worm gear 39.

The worm gear 39, and the pinion 38 which is shown as integral with it, are mounted for rotation in the frame 22 which is provided within the cavity 23 with an upwardly extending pin 41 projecting through an axial hole in the worm gear and pinion and a short distance beyond the upper face of said gear. The upper end of the pin 41, which is preferably beveled as shown, co omrates with channels 42 arranged as shown on one side of the hub of the gear 7 35 between the gear faces thereof. The pin gagement with the shaft 15 by means eta set during certain portions of their movement withreference to one another. The worm gear 39 is driven by a worm 44 on the shaft 45 of the driving motor which will presently be described. The comparatively high'speed 'reo sion and then the other,

oi? she izhe W01 the gear 39 pinion 3S; geer so that the shaft is rotated very slow speeds in coiipsrisoe. ho eh sDeed. o1"- f iie motor, M; will be obvious the (bile efieoe of the gear will be '50 cause the shefi; 15 to he messed one di- "rough an eagle which wili he somewhefi; less than 180. When the gear 35 is new: eeeli end. of its meg vsaid. gear will be moved ioegimdinsiiy on the sh it 15, with the result that th giicie yin Wiil eligege first one the other bile slots gP-CD This motor coiisai otion and o the use .& e sha Whio 1. car-- i8 of the motors is jour- 22, and a bearing v oil also serves s sup more "for b! ember brushes and is attached -the fi'sn' "e37 screws o1 or in any other suitable The moisture i8 is provided wish commutator 52 with whisk u 55 cooperate. As shown, brush mounted dii-e'o'tiy in the beefing "1 grounded; c1 'Lhe Mesh 55 efieotrieeiiy insulated "ihe 5G by oi? sleeve 56 of inwiiicii lines the cavity in r 50 in "which said brush is 10- ries Josied in. 9, bearing in the frame misting s "the bee.

"Ame brush 55 is electrically eoniieeted by 1 suiateci Wire 58 "so the mod.-

iiig post 5 him the Wise 50 fumishing current so moiaor may be attached. The brush s end yieldingly held 131 engages;

emit Wieh the eommumtor 52 by means sloped spring 60, one end 0% which the brush 54: While the other see with. the disc 8-1 of insuiati113; me'feenei which Basis on the outer end;

doe brush 55. iiie The pole pieces 68 and are ezbmheci by screws and T3 to the imme 22, thereby firmly supporting said poie pieces is proper YEHEGIOH to the armsme 528. he field windings of the motor e located; upon a 301 @011 of the field frame adjacent she heel-in? :30 and i'ziie commutetor 52,; said field windings are properiy eoiiinecteci iii the motor eiecuit by Wires which are iiiustreted. The worm and the "WOTZH me so pitched. $311211, during opeiz-owtioii 0' she ciezmer mechanism the ioiig'udinai of the shaft 45 will view so; in 1;

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'eo'eric motor is thus seduced by ehe windshiei 5.5; becomes possible to seizure field structures of an exceed: 2 smell space is permics the dimensions of the cleaner mechanism to be reduced to 11 minimum, result w 1 is hi' hly desirable a of "the one 210 WillCfi .L y inveo imdeestood and thee- Without (1 invention as (l fi'ui e o 9 a sure inclined. to ebie she worm on seiei joui'nziled in said. frame "o said Worm, and opera? said Worm Wheei 5 y roeeiion o" frame to be 11 shaft, we 1 1 136 3- and cooperating with said. "Wei-iii and.

elusive conn ction. bezweefi said Worm WE o-ui end said roofs ifs wiiei" worm Wheel osoi said. rock shef't,

3. In a inechuiiiszn for one" shield Wiper, o, frame, a i'oeilz she i in said homo an eioctil 111*31/01' llfi'illg axis of its eiiiizitui'e shaft disposed.

diagonally of said iii-swine o, WUlZH 0 h 11o motor shaft, a, worm wile 1 join-nu said. frame and arranged for what an axis subsitsni iaily in the 5217;- L is peipendicuiai the axis of the rock anti on opei's'eiie conne Worm wheel and said rock shaft whereby i'ozzitioii of the worm. Wheel emises oseiiizr. roea'i ion of said frock shef;

es in m niech' ism for shield Wipe1,- fimne 11% o s 19.1. ends a oaviey remainder of we a substanfiziiiy :"izi; bending aei'oss said fran'ze, of iis shaft 2. me agonol of said 'zuiie sup; melee in said ime and i: flee top sur'fm: i-iieieof, said enmity between said motor and said rock shaft whereby said motor drives said rock shaft with oscillatory rotation.

6. In a mechanism for operating a windshield wiper, or the like, the combination of a finale, a motor, having the axis of its armature and shaft substantially diagonal of said frame, to enable a minimum size frame to be used, a rock shaft journaled in the frame, and mechanism between the motor shaft and the rock shaft for driving the rock shaft from the motor.

7. Ina mechanism for operating a windshield wiper or the like, the combination of a rock shaft, meanson the rock shaft for securing a windshield wiper thereto, a warped internal bevel gear, mounted to turn with the shaft and capable of relative longitudinal movement thereon, a constantly rotating bevel pinion for driving the gear in alternately reverse direction a worm wheel.

connected to the pinion and means for driving the worm wheel;

8. In a mechanism for operating a windshield wiper, the combination of a rock shaft, a warped internal gear, mounted to turn with theshaft and capable of relative longitudinal movement thereon, a constantly rotating pinion on a fixed shaft for driving the gear in an alternately reverse direction, a dished worm wheel connected to the pinion, and means for driving the worm wheel.

9. In a mechanism for operating a windshield wiper, a substantially rectangular frame, the combination of a rock shaft 1on1" naled in said frame,,means on the rock shaft for securing a Windshield wiper thereto, a warped reversing gear mounted to turn with the shaft and capable of relative longitudinal movement thereon, a constantly r'otating pinion, for driving the gear 1n alternately reverse directions, a wormwheel connected to drive the pinion and a motor with the axis of its armature and shaft substantially diagonal of said frame, for driving the wormwheel.

10. In a. mechanism for operating a wind shield wiper or the like, the combination of a frame, a motor having the axis of its armature and shaft substantially diagonal of the frame, a worm on the shaft, a dished worm wheel driven thereby, a bevel pinion in the dished worm wheel, and connected to turn therewith, a warped reversing gear depending into the dished worm wheel and meshing with the pinion and a rock shaft operated by said reversing gear.

11. In a mechanism for operating a windshield wiper, a rock shaft, a warped gear adapted to impart rotational movement to the rock shaft but capable of longitudinal movement thereon, a dished worm gear and a central pinion in said dished portion meshing with the warped gear to drive the same in alternatively reverse direction and means to drive the worm gear and pinion.

12. In a mechanism for operating a windshield wiper or the like, the combination of a substantially rectangular frame, a motor having the axis of its armature and shaft substantially diagonal of said frame, a field piece arranged to co-operate with said armature, field windings located on said field piece and arranged Within the triangular spaces formed between the diagonal shaft and the frame, a worm on said motor shaft, a dished worm wheel driven thereby, a bevel pinion in the dished wormwheel and connected to turn therewith, a warped reversing gear depending into the dished worm wheel and meshing with the pinion and a rock shaft operated by said reversing gear.

13. A windshield cleaner comprising a substantially rectangulaf housing, a worm wheel placed in one end of said housing, a. motor the armature of which is arranged diagonally within said housing in substantially the same plane as the Worm wheel, a wiper operating means, and operative means connecting the worm wheel with the wiper operating means. i

14. A windshield cleaner comprising an oscillating Wiper supporting shaft, means for oscillating said shaft comprising a cas ing adapted to be attached to the frame of the windshield with the wiper supporting shaft projecting thru said frame and at right angles thereto, an electric motor supported insaid casing with its shaft at an angle. to said windshield frame and to said oscillating shaft and gearing in said casing for transforming the rotary motion of said motor shaft into an oscillating motion and transmitting it to said oscillating shaft, said gearing comprising a worm on said motor shaft and a worm wheel driven by said shaft. of a diameter substantially equal to the cross sectional dimension of the casing.

.15. In an automatic windshield cleaner, the combination of a casing adapted to be attached to the frame of the Windshield, said casing having a motor compartment and a gear compartment, a motor mounted in said motor compartment with its shaft at an angle to the frame of the windshield and projecting thru a bearing in the wallof the casing between said compartments and at-a point adjacent the side wall of the casing, a gear in said. gear compartment having driving engagement with said shaft, a wiper operating shaft projecting from said gear compartment, and means in said compartment between said gear and said shaft for producing an oscillating motion of said shaft.

16. In an automatic windshield cleaner, the combination of a casing adapted to be attached to the frame of the windshield, a

motor in said casing with its shaft extending at an angle to the frame of the windshield, a wiper for the Windshield; means for oscillating said wiper from said motor shaft, said motor having its field coil offset longitudinally of its armature with the adjacent portion of said coil closer to the said motor shaft than the periphery of said armature.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 24th day 20 of May, 1923.

SERGIUS VERNET. 

